Container with rotatable spout



Feb. 16, 1937. F., J. OBRIEN ET AL 2,070,745

CONTAINER WITH ROTATABLE SPOUT Filed Nov. 5, 1956 far/:92 F4 62.

Patented Feb. 16, 1937 UNITED STATES CONTAINER WITH Frank J. OBrien and Manor, N. Y., Company, Inc., of New York ROTATABLE SPOUT Henry A. Fink, Pelham assignors to Continental Can New York, N. Y., a corporation Application November 5, 1936, Serial No. 109,376

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in dispensing containers, and more particularly to a metal container having a combined closure means and pouring spout.

An object of the invention is to provide a can top having a month which is sealed by a closure bung, which closure bung is so constructed that the pouring spout is rotatably attached thereto and forms in effect a unit therewith.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combined bung and spout wherein the bung has a raised portion scored to provide a pouring opening, and the spout has a member serving to cover the opening when the spout is not in pouring position.

These and other objects will in part be obvious and will in part be hereinafter more fully disclosed.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the dispensing container showing the pouring spout in closed position.

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the pouring spout in a dispensing position.

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 44 of Fig. 2.

The invention relates generally to a metal container for dispensing oil or other liquid products. The container ends are secured to the body portion preferably by double-seaming. The top end has a mouth with an upstanding outwardly tapering flange surrounding the same. A cuplike bung fits within said mouth and contacts with said flange for closing the mouth. The bung has a skirt which overlies said flange and contacts with the outer face thereof for attaching the bung to the can top, the metal forming a part of said skirt being crimped around said upstanding flange for effecting a tight seal therewith. The bung has a raised central portion which is expanded at its upper portion to provide an overhanging ledge. The container is provided with a tapered pouring spout having a projecting pouring lip and a portion fitting beneath the ledge on the bung for securing the spout in rotatable relation therewith. The raised portion of the bung has a section thereof scored for removal to provide a pouring opening, and the spout has an integral projecting member which is adapted to cover said opening when turned to a position within the limits of the can top and uncovering said opening when said spout is in pouring position.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the container consists of a body portion 5 having a top end 6 double-seamed thereto as indicated at 1. The top end 5 is provided with a mouth 8 and an upstanding outwardly tapering flange 9 which surrounds said mouth. A cuplike bung I0 fits within said mouth and contacts with said flange 9. The bung It has a skirt II which overlies and is crimped around the flange 9 for effecting a tight seal between the bung and the top end.

The bung has a central raised portion I2 spaced from the skirt H which is expanded to provide an overhanging ledge l3. The upper face of the bung indicated at I4 in the drawing has a score line l5 which may be readily ruptured to provide a pouring opening for the container.

The container is provided with a pouring spout I 6 having a pouring lip H and a depending portion I8 which is adapted to fit beneath the ledge l3 for securing the spout to the bung While permitting said spout to rotate about the same. The spout is also provided with an integral member I 9 which is adapted to cover the pouring opening in the raised face of the bung when the spout is turned to a position as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing, and uncovering said opening when the spout is in pouring position, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing.

From the above it will be apparent that a dispensing means has been provided for a container which is very simple in construction and which includes a pouring spout permanently but rotatably attached to the closure bung. The spout may be turned so as to house the same within the limits of the top, and when so positioned, the pouring opening formed by the rupturing of the metal is covered and closed. When the spout is turned to the position so as to overhang the double seam, then the opening is uncovered and the contents may be freely poured from the container into the spout and discharged by the spout away from the side wall of the container.

It will be obvious that minor changes in the details of construction and arrangement of the parts may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claim.

We claim:

A can comprising a body and a can top having a mouth with an upstanding outwardly tapering flange and a cuplike bung adapted to fit within said mouth and contact with said flange, said bung having a skirt overlying said flange and contacting with the outer face thereof for sealing of scored for removal to provlde a pouring opening, and said spout having means for covering said opening when turned to a position within the limits of the can top and uncovering said opening when said spout is in pouring position.

' FRANK J. OBRIEN.

HENRY A. FINK. 

